nyc: I'm a soon-to-be college graduate looking to relocate to NYC in summer 2009. I wish I could have an idea now where I will be living and what I would be paying in rent, but of course apartments aren't typically available that far in advance. Advice on how to plan/ how to deal with this uncertainty?|||Just because you can't sign a lease several months out, that doesn't mean you can't look at apartment listings in places like Craigslist and get a sense of what neighborhoods you prefer, how much you'll have to spend / how much space you'll get in your price range, etc.|||My friend, may I recommend the links below. http://www.findingdulcinea.com/guides.ht鈥?/a> (Apartment listing) http://www.findingdulcinea.com/guides/Tr鈥?/a> (New York Survival Guide) Good luck|||at this point you can pinpoint a neighborhood and get an idea of average rents for that neighborhood...but you cant actually secure an apt this far in advance...